§ Mr. Peter DuncanTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many asylum applications have been made in Northern Ireland since 1 January. [126572]
§ Beverley HughesNo statistics are kept on the numbers of asylum applicants in Northern Ireland, or any other geographic region in the UK, except by port of application. The requested information could be obtained only at a disproportionate cost by examination of individual case records.
Incidence of crime per 10,000 households BCS 2000 crime in 12 months to December 1999 BCS 2001 Crime in 12 months to December 2000 BCS 2001–02 Interviews in 12 months to March 2002 BCS 2002–03 Interviews in 12 months to March 2003 Rural Non-rural Rural Non-rural Rural Non-rural Rural Non-rural Burglary 340 665 234 560 236 499 272 **488 Violent crime 506 937 543 645 398 748 *497 **715 Vehicle related theft1 1,258 1,990 938 1,787 1,015 1,686 **932 **1,563 1 Based on vehicle owners only. Notes:
1. Data for BCS 2000,2001–02 and 2002–03 uses the new calibration weights, data for BCS 2001 does not.
2. The statistical significance of changes between BCS 2000 and BCS 2002–03 and also between BCS 2001–02 and BCS 2002–03 has been calculated.
* Indicates a statistically significant change between BCS 2001–02 and BCS 2002–03 (there has been a statistically significant rise between BCS 2001–02 and BCS 2002–03 in rural violent crime and a statistically significant fall in non-rural vehicle related theft).
** Indicates a statistically significant change between BCS 2000 and BCS 2002–03 (there have been statistically significant falls between BCS 2000 and BCS 2002–03 in rural vehicle related theft and in non-rural burglary, violent crime and vehicle related theft).
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§ Mr. GodsiffTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what powers he has to ensure that the Law Society complies in full with requests by the Immigration Services Commissioner for disclosure of information in respect of complaints against solicitors in asylum and immigration cases. [126830]
§ Beverley HughesWe are considering the comments made about The Law Society in the Immigration Services Commissioner's Annual Report for 2002–03 and will discuss them with my right hon. Friend The Lord Chancellor before deciding what action to take.